Tavernise (M5S) intervenes on the waiting lists in Calabria, with a note in which it reiterates its “Enough!” To then enter into the merits of the health of the Calabrians who “cannot wait for the immobility of President Occhiuto”.
“Today – writes Tavernise – I want to turn to all Calabrian citizens, with the awareness that their health can no longer be hostage to inefficiencies and bureaucracy. As a council group of the 5 Star Movement, I presented an urgent motion to the Calabria Regional Council to face the dramatic problem of the waiting lists in our region.
It is unacceptable that in Calabria we continue to deny citizens the right to timely care. There has been a national legislation for over 30 years that allows you to access services in Intramoenia by paying only the ticket if the expected exceed the maximum expected terms. However, this possibility remains widely unknown or denied. The ‘protection paths’ remain on paper, with the paradox that the citizen must demonstrate that the ASP has not respected the waiting times.
While other regions, such as Piedmont, have issued clear guidelines, in Calabria and Sicily there are only generic references, making access to intramoenia with the only payment of the ticket a chimera.
The situation is aggravated by the blatant inability of the commissioner management. The decree of the Commissioner ad acta of the Calabria Region n. 345 of 7 November 2024, recognizes that the government of the waiting lists is a primary objective, but reality is very different. The Ministry of Health highlighted how Calabria held almost 90% of the funding received from 2022 to 2024 for the reduction of waiting lists. This figure is disconcerting and demonstrates a serious negligence by those who, like President Occhiuto, also holds the role of commissioner ad acta.
The health of the Calabrians cannot be compromised by structural and organizational deficiencies. We are tired of continuous reports, in our region, for services with stuck calendar, absence of availability or postponements of months. The alternatives remain the outlay of money for private care or, worse, the renunciation of care, with a devastating impact on the weakest bands of the population.
For this reason, our motion commits the regional council to guarantee the effective, effective and efficient application in Calabria of the protection paths provided for by Legislative Decree no. 124/1998. We ask for a regional fund that raises the citizen from the burden to request a refund, predicting that the private structures affiliated to ask for reimbursements from companies are directly. Finally, we solicit the Ministry of Health for a complete and uniform implementation of the provisions contained in Law no. 107 of 29 July 2024, in particular article 2, paragraph 10, which guarantees the provision of services through the intramural free-professional activity or the accredited private system, if the times cannot be respected.
It is time to act with responsibility and transparency. We can no longer allow Calabrian health to be an obstacle to the right to health of our fellow citizens. The 5 Star Movement will continue to fight for a Calabria where health is a right due to everyone, not a privilege for a few “.